Aina Felix
AINA FELIX (NIGERIAN, BORN 1979)
Aina Felix became widely known for his paintings that depicted scatological scenes of rural neighbourhoods in Lagos…
Akhile Ehiforia
AKHILE EHIFORIA (NIGERIAN, BORN 1975)
Akhile Ehiforia is one of a new generation of Nigerian artists, whose works have continued to divert attention away from mainstream …
Akintoye Segun-Shiigo
AKINTOYE SEGUN-SHIIGO (NIGERIAN, BORN 1982)
Painter and photographer, Segun-Shiigo, explores the cartographical possibilities of landscape painting by adopting a…
Bolaji Ogunwo
BOLAJI OGUNWO (NIGERIAN, BORN 1978)
There is a certain luminosity that emanates from Bolaji Ogunwo’s works as they reveal a delicately rich application of a heavy palette. Ogunwo, who has a BA in Fine Art from the University of…
Christopher Ankeli
CHRISTOPHER ANKELI (NIGERIAN, BORN 1972)
Born in March 1972, Christopher hails from Kaduna, in the northern part of Nigeria and is from a family of 9 children. He graduated...
Damola Adepoju
DAMOLA ADEPOJU (NIGERIAN, BORN 1975)
As Damola Adepoju gradually draws to a close his tonal-gold era, a period likely beginning around 2006 or 2007, we may have witnessed…
Fidel Oyiogu
FIDEL NNAMDI OYIOGU (NIGERIAN, BORN 1957)
The works of Fidel Oyiogu are characterized by a design quality that reemphasizes the claim to the aesthetic function of…
Godwin Adesoye
GODWIN ADESOYE (NIGERIA, BORN 1974)
The last decade has had no other Nigerian artists as derided as Bob-Nosa Uwagboe and Godwin Adesoye. If the whimsical, unsettling…
Joel Arueya
JOEL ARUEYA (NIGERIAN)
Joel Ogheneruemu Arueya was born in Lagos and hails from Ughelli North Local Government in Delta State. He had his primary and secondary in Lagos state. He obtained his HND in Painting and General Art…
Joel Utuedor
JOEL OTUEDOR (NIGERIAN, BORN 1972)
Joel Otuedor generated controversy amongst a group of private collectors in Nigeria with a number of interesting curvaceous…
Josephe Cocles
JOSEPHE COCLES (FRENCH, BORN 1967)
Josephe’s discovery of art began with a curious investigation into her identity after she discovered Senegalese masks that her mother had acquired on a trip across Africa.…
Lucky Okon Isaiah
LUCKY OKON ISAIAH (NIGERIAN, BORN 1980)
Lucky Isaiah’s works explore the everyday scenes encountered in local commercial districts of major communities in the south…
Nelson Okoh
NELSON OKOH (NIGERIAN, BORN 1974)
Understanding the half-abstract forms in Nelson Okoh’s works requires more than a casual observation from the viewer…
Norbert Okpu
NORBERT OKPU (NIGERIAN, BORN 1974)
Norbert Okpu’s participation in: ‘Changing Life’, a 2006 group exhibition at Didi Museum, Lagos, and also the solo exhibition…
Okey Ibeabuchi
OKEY IBEABUCHI (NIGERIAN, BORN 1972)
The 2008 group exhibition: ‘Arts & Objects’ at the Henri Moweta Gallery, Lagos, displayed works by Okey Ibeabuchi, noted for their massive relief…
Ovie 1st Kings Iruru
OVIE 1ST KINGS IRURU(NIGERIAN, BORN 1964)
Ovie is a figurative painter, print-maker and sculptor, predominantly inspired by African motifs, natural patterns, and geometric forms. Often, his portraits feature vertical and horizontal lines mimicking…
Seye Morakinyo
SEYE MORAKINYO (NIGERIAN, BORN 1979)
The works of Nigerian artist Seye Morakinyo, has continued to provide an interesting perspective on a range of topical issues…
Tyna Adebowale
TYNA ADEBOWALE (NIGERIAN, 1982)
The conglomeration of coloured squares, tiny, flat, and rough shapes carefully inlaid on Tyna Adebowale’s canvasses are masterly. Aesthetically similar to mosaics…